Claudio Profeti, M.D. is a Board Member of the Italian Association of Donated Human Milk Banks (AIBLUD) and a member of the "Ad Hoc Group" of the Ministry of Health for monitoring and coordinating the activity of Italian Human Milk Banks. Previously, Dr. Profeti was Medical Director at the Neonatal Intensive Care and Neonatal Pathology Operating Unit, Head of the Human Milk Bank, and referent for the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative at the Meyer University Hospital in Florence.
To ensure safe operation of a human milk bank (HMB), a well-designed safety assurance plan should be put in place. HMBs implement procedures that allow for the management and sanitization of donor milk without significantly altering the nutritional and biologically protective components of human milk, obtaining a product characterized by a balance between safety and biological quality.
